Royalton-Hartland lost against Akron back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Royalton-Hartland Rams fell 51-39 to the Akron Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 667th, while the Tigers are ranked 199th).
Despite the loss, Royalton-Hartland still got an impressive performance from Dan Aquilina, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 boards. That was a full 38.5% of Royalton-Hartland's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Vinny Fazzio, who earned nine points.
Even though they lost, Royalton-Hartland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 15 offensive boards in five consecutive contests.
Royalton-Hartland's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Akron, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Coming up, Royalton-Hartland will be playing at home against Newfane at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Akron, they will challenge St. Mary's at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Mary's has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
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